1. Life of Christ
The Sermon on the Mount
© John Stevenson, 2012

2. The Old Testament Law The Sermon on the Mount The Ten Commandments
The Beatitudes
The Case Laws
The Case Laws
Laws regarding worship
Teachings regarding worship
Cursings and Blessings
Judgment and Salvation

3. Therefore you are to be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
Matthew 5:48
Therefore you are to be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.

4. Practicing your righteousness before men
Matthew 6:1
Beware of practicing your righteousness before men to be noticed by them; otherwise you have no reward with your Father who is in heaven.
Practicing your righteousness before men
When you give
When you pray

5. Matthew 6:2
So when you give to the poor, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may be honored by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full.

6. Matthew 6:3-4
But when you give to the poor, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, 4 so that your giving will be in secret; and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you.

7. Matthew 6:5-6
When you pray, you are not to be like the hypocrites; for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and on the street corners so that they may be seen by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full. 6 But you, when you pray, go into your inner room, close your door and pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you.

8. Matthew 6:6-7
And when you are praying, do not use meaningless repetition as the Gentiles do, for they suppose that they will be heard for their many words. 8 So do not be like them; for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him.

9. Our Father who is in heaven
Pray, then, in this way:
Our Father who is in heaven
Hallowed be Your name.
Your kingdom come.
Your will be done On earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread
And forgive us our debts, As we also have forgiven our debtors.
And do not lead us into temptation, But deliver us from evil.

10. Pray, then, in this way: For yours is… The Kingdom and The power and
Thine, O LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty, indeed everything that is in the heavens and the earth; Thine is the dominion, O LORD, and Thou dost exalt Thyself as head over all
(1 Chronicles 29:11).
The Kingdom
and
The power
and
The glory forever.
Amen

11. Matthew 6:14-15
For if you forgive others for their transgressions, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. 15 But if you do not forgive others, then your Father will not forgive your transgressions.

12. Practicing your righteousness before men
When you give
When you pray
When you fast

13. Matthew 6:16
Whenever you fast, do not put on a gloomy face as the hypocrites do, for they neglect their appearance so that they will be noticed by men when they are fasting. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full.

14. Matthew 6:17-18
But you, when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face 18 so that your fasting will not be noticed by men, but by your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you.

15. Matthew 6:19-21
Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. 20 But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves do not break in or steal; 21 for where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

16. Don’t practice your righteousness before men
Matthew 6
6:1-18
6:19-34
Don’t practice your righteousness before men
Don’t focus on earthly rather than heavenly treasure
Real righteousness
Real treasure
What do you worship?

17. Matthew 6:22-23 Good eye Evil eye
The eye is the lamp of the body; so then if your eye is clear, your whole body will be full of light. 23 But if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light that is in you is darkness, how great is the darkness!
Good eye
Evil eye

18. Matthew 6:22-23
The eye is the lamp of the body; so then if your eye is clear, your whole body will be full of light. 23 But if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light that is in you is darkness, how great is the darkness!
Proverb 22:9
He who is generous (literally, “he who has a good eye”) will be blessed,
For he gives some of his food to the poor.

19. Matthew 6:24
No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth.
God
Wealth

20. Matthew 6:25
For this reason I say to you, do not be worried about your life, as to what you will eat or what you will drink; nor for your body, as to what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?

21. Matthew 6:26
Look at the birds of the air, that they do not sow, nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not worth much more than they?

22. Matthew 6:27-29
And who of you by being worried can add a single hour to his life? 28 And why are you worried about clothing? Observe how the lilies of the field grow; they do not toil nor do they spin, 29 yet I say to you that not even Solomon in all his glory clothed himself like one of these.

23. Matthew 6:30
But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, will He not much more clothe you? You of little faith!

24. Matthew 6:31-33
Do not worry then, saying, “What will we eat?” or “What will we drink?” or “What will we wear for clothing?” 32 For the Gentiles eagerly seek all these things; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. 33 But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.

25. Matthew 6:34
So do not worry about tomorrow; for tomorrow will care for itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.

26. Lays up treasure in heaven
Those who serve God
Those who serve Wealth
Lays up treasure in heaven
Lays up treasures on earth
If your eye is clear
If your eye is bad
Does good works to be seen of God
Does good works to be seen of men
Walk by faith
Walk by sight
Humble
Proud
Poor in spirit
Spiritually satisfied

27. The Old Testament Law The Sermon on the Mount The Ten Commandments
The Beatitudes
The Case Laws
The Case Laws
Laws regarding worship
Teachings regarding worship
Cursings and Blessings
Judgment and Salvation

28. Do not judge so that you will not be judged.
Matthew 7:1
Do not judge so that you will not be judged.
Forgive so that you will be forgiven
Do not judge so that you will not be judged

29. Do not judge so that you will not be judged.
Matthew 7:1
Do not judge so that you will not be judged.
Are Christians ever supposed to judge?

30. Matthew 7:2
For in the way you judge, you will be judged; and by your standard of measure, it will be measured to you.

31. Matthew 7:3-4
Why do you look at the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? 4 Or how can you say to your brother, “Let me take the speck out of your eye,” and behold, the log is in your own eye?

32. Matthew 7:5
You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother’s eye.

33. How does this relate to the previous verse?
Matthew 7:6
Do not give what is holy to dogs, and do not throw your pearls before swine, or they will trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces.
How does this relate to the previous verse?

34. Matthew 7:7-8
Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.

35. “So I say to you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. 10 For everyone who asks, receives; and he who seeks, finds; and to him who knocks, it will be opened” (Luke 11:9-10).
Luke's
Account

36. “Now suppose one of you fathers is asked by his son for a fish; he will not give him a snake instead of a fish, will he? 12 Or if he is asked for an egg, he will not give him a scorpion, will he? 13 If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him?” (Luke 11:11-13).
Luke's
Account

37. Matthew 7:9-10
Or what man is there among you who, when his son asks for a loaf, will give him a stone? 10 Or if he asks for a fish, he will not give him a snake, will he?

38. Matthew 7:11
If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give what is good to those who ask Him!

39. Matthew 7:12
In everything, therefore, treat people the same way you want them to treat you, for this is the Law and the Prophets.
Treat others the way you want to be treated
Judge yourself before others
Ask, seek, knock

40. Matthew 7:13-14
Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter through it. 14 For the gate is small and the way is narrow that leads to life, and there are few who find it.

41. How can you tell a false prophet?
Matthew 7:15
Beware of the false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ravenous wolves.
How can you tell a false prophet?

42. Matthew 7:16-17
You will know them by their fruits. Grapes are not gathered from thorn bushes nor figs from thistles, are they? 17 So every good tree bears good fruit, but the bad tree bears bad fruit.

43. Matthew 7:18-20
A good tree cannot produce bad fruit, nor can a bad tree produce good fruit. 19 Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 20 So then, you will know them by their fruits.

44. Matthew 7:21
Not everyone who says to Me, “Lord, Lord,” will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven will enter.

45. Matthew 7:22-23
Many will say to Me on that day, “Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles?” 23 And then I will declare to them, “I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness.”

46. Matthew 7:24-25
Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them, may be compared to a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25 And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and slammed against that house; and yet it did not fall, for it had been founded on the rock.

47. Matthew 7:26-27
Everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not act on them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand. 27 The rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew a
and slammed against that house; and it fell-- and great was its fall.

48. The Wise Man The Foolish Man Built house on a rock Built house on sand
House stands firm in face of wind
House is destroyed by the storm
Hears the words and acts upon them
Hears the words and does not act on them
He is able to withstand the storms of trouble and judgment
He cannot hold up under the storms of trouble and will not stand in the day of judgment

49. The Wise Man Storms are inevitable Built house on a rock
Truth is an adequate foundation
Truth must be applied
Built house on a rock
House stands firm in face of wind
Hears the words and acts upon them
He is able to withstand the storms of trouble and judgment

50. Matthew 7:28-29
When Jesus had finished these words, the crowds were amazed at His teaching; 29 for He was teaching them as one having authority, and not as their scribes.